2.3 Youth in detention and care
On the youth domain five inspectorates collaborate closely in Collaborative Youth Supervision.
These are: Inspectorate of Security and Justice, the Inspectorate for Youth Care, the
Inspectorate of Education, the Health Care Inspectorate and the Inspectorate of Social Affairs
and Employment. Three of these five inspectorates are also member of the NPM network.
Juvenile detention centres
The IJZ, IGZ and the Inspectorate VenJ co-monitor the judicial youth detention centres
as NPM members. The investigations of juvenile detention centres were continued in
2014. These screenings were carried out in accordance with the Assessment framework for
juvenile detention centres. This assessment framework is based on the current national and
international laws and regulations and the daily performance practice. The framework contains
the aspects:
• legal position of juveniles;
• social interaction;
• internal security;
• protection of society;
• social reintegration;
• organizational aspects.
In 2014 two juvenile detention centres were screened, while interim supervision was
performed at three centres. The research results were predominantly positive. There are some
points for improvement, though, inter alia as concerns disciplinary measures and deployment
of staff. General tension exists between the need for austerity and performance of the primary
process. Due to a decline of juveniles in juvenile detention centres it has been decided to close
a number of centres. Particularly noteworthy however is the fact that Inspectorate VenJ believes
that even the staff employed at juvenile detention centres that will close down are committed
to provide the highest quality in the primary process.
Interim monitoring8 has the Inspectorate VenJ, Youth Care Inspectorate and Inspectorate of
Social Affairs and Employment conclude that previously reported points of attention have been
addressed. The Inspectorates will continue to monitor the further progress made with respect
to the points for improvement.
Youthcare Plus
Youthcare Plus is an intensive form of youth and parenting support for juveniles with severe
behavioural problems that threaten to evade the necessary treatment. In 2014 the Inspectorate
for Youth Care, in cooperation with the Health Care Inspectorate, conducted an investigation
into the death of a juvenile detainee in a Youthcare Plus institution. The investigation report is
published in May 2015.
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Interim monitoring concerns the compliance with the recommendations listed in previous reports.
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